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been crying since we got home. She needs her daddy."

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Something about her tone grated on my nerves. Or perhaps it was the word "daddy" that now carried such weight after what I had learned about Lily's mug.

"I can't come right now," I replied curtly. "Olivia is unwell."

"But Emma-"

"I said I can't come," I interrupted, my patience wearing thin. "Handle it, Victoria."

I ended the call and turned off my phone, returning my attention to Olivia. Her breathing had evened out, the sedative taking effect. I brushed a strand of hair from her face, my touch gentle.

"I'm sorry," I whispered, though I knew she couldn't hear me. "For everything."

(Victoria's POV)

I stared at my phone in disbelief as Ethan hung up on me. He had never spoken

to me that way before, never dismissed me so coldly.

"What did he say, Mommy?" Emma asked, her eyes still red from crying. "Is Daddy coming?"

I forced a smile, though rage boiled inside me. "Daddy is busy right now, sweetheart. He'll come see us soon."

I turned back to the surveillance feed on my tablet, watching as Ethan tenderly

for Olivia in their bedroom at Imperial Gardens.

perfect view

palms as I watched Ethan brush Olivia's hair

face, his expression softer than

happening," I muttered, pacing

I had carefully maintained-that Ethan only truly cared

way he looked at her, touched her... it was

whined, tugging at my

"Not now, Emma! Can't you see I'm

lower lip trembled, her eyes filling with fresh tears.

now!" I shouted, my hand connecting

shock and hurt written across her face. She ran

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sobbing loudly.

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by jealousy to follow her. On the screen, Ethan was still sitting

my fingers already dialing another number. "Not by

(Ethan's POV)

mind. The broken pieces of Lily's mug haunted me, each shard representing a piece of my daughter's heart that I

The lights were still

her voice. "I didn't expect to

"I

her kind eyes. "Of course. The trash

Poor Lily worked so hard on

accusation could have. This elderly

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